Muscle Physiology and Disorders
Muscle Physiology and Disorders is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 19.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the molecular mechanisms underlying muscle regeneration, satellite cell function, myostatin regulation, ubiquitin ligases, and the role of various signaling pathways such as IGF-1/PI3K/Akt in preventing skeletal muscle atrophy. It also delves into the interaction between inflammatory processes and muscle injury, as well as the involvement of dystrophin in muscle function and disease. The research encompasses a wide range of topics related to muscle biology and potential therapeutic targets for muscle-related disorders.
- Muscle Regeneration
- Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Satellite Cells
- Myostatin
- Ubiquitin Ligases
- Stem Cells
- FoxO Transcription Factors
- Dystrophin
- IGF-1/PI3K/Akt Pathway
- Inflammatory Processes
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Muscle Physiology and Disorders research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.4k and 915 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 China 915 works
- 3 Japan 402 works
- 4 United Kingdom 268 works
- 5 Italy 250 works
- 6 France 233 works
- 7 South Korea 217 works
- 8 Canada 197 works
- 9 Germany 178 works
- 10 Brazil 152 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Muscle Physiology and Disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Inserm publishes the most Muscle Physiology and Disorders research, followed by National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry and University of Florida.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Inserm France 28 works
- 2 National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Japan 26 works
- 3 University of Florida United States 23 works
- 4 University of Minnesota United States 23 works
- 5 The Ohio State University United States 22 works
- 6 University College London United Kingdom 22 works
- 7 University of Padua Italy 22 works
- 8 Leiden University Medical Center Netherlands 21 works
- 9 Sarepta Therapeutics (United States) United States 19 works
- 10 Nationwide Children's Hospital United States 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Muscle Physiology and Disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Muscle Physiology and Disorders include Luigi Ferrucci.
- 1 Luigi Ferrucci 5.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Muscle Physiology and Disorders research done?
The largest centres of Muscle Physiology and Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Leiden, Cincinnati and Nijmegen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LeidenNL · 26.8 works7.3×
- CincinnatiUS · 29.4 works7.0×
- NijmegenNL · 24.3 works6.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Muscle Physiology and Disorders than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Muscle Physiology and Disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Karolinska Institutet and Maastricht University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville United States | 72.5 | 30.0% | 11.0× | 14 | +1090.0% |
| 2 | Karolinska Institutet Sweden | 56.2 | 29.5% | 5.8× | 14 | -0.8% |
| 3 | Maastricht University Netherlands | 53.8 | 39.1% | 4.8× | 8 | +20.4% |
| 4 | University of Alberta Canada | 50.8 | 26.3% | 3.4× | 16 | +97.6% |
| 5 | University of Padua Italy | 50.2 | 21.6% | 5.2× | 22 | +1.2% |
| 6 | University of Kentucky United States | 45.4 | 33.3% | 4.9× | 12 | -13.2% |
| 7 | University of Minnesota United States | 44.3 | 13.5% | 5.9× | 23 | +8.7% |
| 8 | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis United States | 44.2 | 15.9% | 6.1× | 10 | +185.4% |
| 9 | University College London United Kingdom | 43.1 | 16.2% | 3.0× | 22 | +5.1% |
| 10 | York University Canada | 43.1 | 34.0% | 4.8× | 9 | -34.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Muscle Physiology and Disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Muscle Physiology and Disorders.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.